Howard RS0016 Restor-A-Shine Wood Finish Polishing Compound - 16 oz

perfect quality and amazing product

good value does the job

Donne un bon coup de jeune aux bois anciens mais n'enlève pas les rayures comme promis. Je suis cependant satisfaite des résultats.

My newly purchased antique sideboard had been through a tough life and I wasn't sure if I would be able to give it its lustre back. Until....... Restore a finish and Restore a shine. The picture speaks a thousand words. I used the product on the top of my unit 4" down (between the 2 yellow lines). See picture to be amazed!! You can clearly see the damage that my unit has sustained on the front of it and the beautiful finish that these 2 products have given it so far. I've been looking at the damage for a few weeks now, never in a million years did I think it would work this good and in just 15 minutes, it's back to its original beautiful and glossy self. All the natural colouring of the wood is shining through. I used mahogany restore a finish. Finished with restore a shine. Buy this product, it is amazing. Well worth the money

This is a fantastic product when used for its intended purpose. It works perfectly to remove light surface scratches in polyurethane or other wood finishes. It is not easy to use, because it takes some tough elbow grease to work it into the surface of the finish, "sand" out the scratches, and polish the finished area. This polishing compound is used in three steps. First, in the initial step as a liquid drizzled onto the area of the scratch or poured generously onto a soft cloth, the compound is worked over the surface finish where the scratches are located. Using a lite circular motion, spread the liquid over the surface, working it into the area of the scratch. Second, as the liquid evaporates it forms more of a paste. Now you want to switch from lite circular motions to heavier strokes directly over the scratches, working with the grain of the wood. This is where the compound does its job, by "sanding" the scratches out of the surface with the heavier pressure. There are fine abrasive particles in the liquid, and as the liquid evaporates the particles can perform more aggressively to sand out the scratches. Finally, as the paste is absorbed into the towel it leaves an oily residue that is tough to get up, but this actually has some light abrasive qualities that, when rubbed with a clean towel or buffed using a rotary buffer with a soft bonnet, will polish the surface to a bright shine. It takes a little practice to get this process down, but once you get the hang of it, the results are quite good. The one drawback is this "sanding" will leave some dullness in the finish that can be noticeable compared to the surrounding surface. While this is not that noticeable or objectional in most cases, further buffing will improve this greatly. If you are not satisfied with the final gloss this company also makes a companion product that will polish out the dullness, and return the surface to a brilliant shine. My experience was using the polishing compound on 35YO polyurethane hard wood floors. At this age and level of wear the result using just the Restor-A-Shine was a near perfect match to the original floor finish. I highly recommend this product for removing light surface scratches in wood finishes, but be prepared for some work and sore arms later.